Electron paramagnetic resonance detection of lattice distortion in Mn++-doped II-VI compounds

Abstract

Kikuchi and Azarbayejani explained the differences in the crystalline field parameter a and the hyperfine parameter A for Mn++-doped ZnTe and CdTe on the basis of a model which assumed lattice distortions caused by the different ionic radii of Zn++, Mn++, and Cd++. Measurements are reported for Mn-doped ZnSe and CdSe which are in agreement with the model. A comparison of the paramagnetic data for Mn++ in the zinc and cadmium compounds of tellurium, selenium, and sulfur gives additional confirmation of the model. © 1963 The American Physical Society.